ATHOL DAILY NEWS Thursday, January 20, 2000 Page 3 OBITUARIES SERVICES A. William Simmermon; A. William "Bill" Simmermon, 77, of 155 Woodland died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2000, at his home after an illness. He leaves his wife of 56 years, Hazel L.
(Poole) Simmermon; a son, William Simmermon of Covington, two daughters, Lois Costello of Marlborough and Ruth Wilson of Mt. Holly, four grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren and his golden retriever, Jake. A sister, Frances Horn, died in 1999. He was born March 12, 1922, in Woodbury, N.J., the son of Fred and Ruth (Shough) Simmermon. He lived in Williamstown, N.J., Glens Falls, N.Y., Pittsburgh, and in Sudbury for 26 years.
He had resided in Athol since 1989. He graduated from Glasboro High School in 1939, served in the United States Air Force from 1939 to 1945. He was stationed at Hickam Field, Hawaii, during the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He was a waist gunner on a B-24 bomber flying 28 missions in Europe, and received the air medal and distinguished flying cross. He graduated from Skidmore College with a bachelor of arts degree, and from Episcopal Seminary in Philadelphia, Penn.
with a bachelor degree in divinity. Richard J. Gabrenas; Navy Veteran Richard J. Shore Gabrenas, 61, of stricken 120 was ill at home Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2000 and died in Athol Memorial Hospital.
Among his survivors is his father, John Gabrenas of Athol; a daughter, Vicki Crook of Leominster; two step-daughters, Robin Perry and April Nelson, both of Savannah, two brothers, Jack Gabrenas of Orange, and Michael Gabrenas of Petersham; two sisters, Lorraine Black of Oklahoma City, and Nancy Lefsyk of Schenectady, N.Y.; a grandson, Joseph Crook of Leominster; seven step-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. He was born in Spencer, April 29, 1938, son of John and M. Emma (Godin) Gabrenas. He was raised in Athol and attended Athol schools. He was a career U.S.
Navy serviceman. He served from 1954 to 1974 and was stationed throughout the United States and Guam and the Philippines. After his service time he worked at Digital Equipment Corporation for 15 years. He retired from the L.S. Starrett Tool Company in 1998.
He was a member of the Ellinwood Country Club. A sports enthusiast, he enjoyed golf and photography. He also collected model cars. The funeral will be held Saturday, Jan. 22, from the J.
Edward Murphy Funeral Home, with a Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Francis of Assisi Church, 105 Main St. Burial will be in Gethsemane Cemetery. Calling hours in the funeral home are 6 to 8 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 21. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations can be made to Athol Veterans Park Development 134 Chestnut Hill Ave. or Family Bank, 2156 Main both Athol, 01331., or to a charity of the donors choice. Fly Fishing Books $20 to $50 selection signed by author Golf Books Owl Books Stepping Stone Books 9 East Main Orange (978) 544-5555 CLOUATRE MOTORS, Inc.
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Godish, 70, of 116 South Main died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2000 in Health AllianceLemonister Hospital, following an illness. His wife of 26 years, June (Richardson) Godish, died Oct. 9, 1983. He leaves four daughters, Toni L.
West of Athol, Lori A. and her husband, William J. Mousseau, of Athol, Kelly J. and her husband, Scott F. Perkins, of Albuquerque, N.M., and Gina and her husband, William Oliver III, of Winchendon; a brother, Frank Godish and a sister, Eleanor Gregg, both of Athol; nine grandchildren, Craig Sabatello, Kristi Melanson, Kevin Sabatello, Corby and Tia Mousseau, Lauren Godish, Myles and Ashlyn Perkins and William Oliver IV; two great-grandchildren, Julian Sabatello and Tristan Melanson.
LEON M. GODISH He was born in Athol, March 12, 1929, a son of Frank: and Anna (Vincent) Godish, and was a lifelong resident of town. He graduated from Athol High School, class of 1947. He was a Navy Veteran and served during the Korean Conflict. He was the produce manager for the former Stan's Sooper Supermarket for more than 30 years, retiring in 1985.
He was a member of Our lady Immaculate Church, the Junior Chamber of Commerce and the former S.T.E.B.S. Society. He enjoyed fishing and loved gardening. A memorial Mass will be held Saturday, Jan. 22, at 1 p.m.
in Our Lady Immaculate Church. Private burial will be in Silver Lake Cemetery at the convenience of the family. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations be made to the American Cancer Society, 7 Oak Worcester, 01609, or to the National Kidney Foundation, Mass. Chapter, 129 Morgan Norwood, Mass.
02062. The J. Edward Murphy Funeral Home is directing arrangements. Ernest J. McLean Ernest J.
McLean, of 676 Hapgood died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2000 at Athol Memorial Hospital where he had been taken earlier. Calling hours will be Friday, Jan. 21, 2000 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Witty's Funeral Home in Orange.
Further arrangements were incomplete at press time. CARD OF THANKS To all the fire fighters who helped save our home on Tuesday, December 28th, a very big thank you from the Clukey family. You should all be proud and are to be commended for the quick response and the great team work you all displayed. It's too bad that house fires are only printed in the paper, when the house gets burnt to the ground. I It should also be printed when the firefighters save a home, we a all know that our mobile home should have gone up.
We were very lucky that night and most of our luck is due to the Orange firefighters, words can never express how thankful and grateful we are to have the Orange fire department. You are all heroes in our hearts. Nelson, Casandra Matt Clukey Decorated Veteran He was ordained in the Presbyterian Church in 1949. He served as a minister in Glens Falls, N.Y., Pittsburgh, and Sudbury from 1949 to 1969. He then worked for the United States Postal Service as a rural mail carrier for 17 years in Sudbury until his retirement in 1985.
He was a model train enthusiast for many years, being a model railroader and dealer with his wife, Hazel, setting up and attending train shows throughout New England. He and his wife opened Athol Trains in 1997. He loved animals, adopted a wolf, loved golden retrievers, was an avid flower gardener and reader of history. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Jan. 22, at 1 p.m.
in the Higgins-O' Connor Funeral Home, with the Rev. Mary E. Giles, interim minister of Athol Congregational Church, officiating. Calling hours -will be held Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., burial will be in New Town Cemetery, Sudbury, at a later date.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen Framingham, Mass. 01701 or the World Wildlife Fund, P.O. Box 97180, Washington, D.C. 20090. Edward O.
Riendeau; Former Volunteer Firefighter BARRE Edward 0. Riendeau, 82, of 503 South Barre a retired Telegram and Gazette employee, died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2000, in UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, after an illness. He leaves his wife of 59 years, Catherine F. (Femino) Riendeau; three sons, Stephen J.
and Edward P. Riendeau, both of Barre and Paul A. Riendeau of Orange; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was born in Barre, son of Napoleon and Mary (Edmonds) Riendeau. He worked 15 years in the composing room of the Telegram and Gazette, Worcester, retiring in 1978.
He previously worked 27 years at Barre Wool Combing Co. He was a former volunteer for the fire department in South Barre and: a member of St. Thomas-aBecket Church. He also enjoyed gardening, fishing and woodworking. The funeral will be held Friday, Jan.
21, from the Pillsbury Funeral Home, 967 South Barre with a Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Thomas- Becket Church, 25 Vernon South Barre. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery.
Calling hours are 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the St. Thomas-a-Becket Church Building Fund, 25 Vernon or to the Barre Emergency Rescue Squad, Box 201, both in Barre, Mass. 01005.
Wilkey Services Funeral services for Alma C. (Gebo) Wilkey, 88, formerly of 34 Gibson were held Wednesday, Jan. 19, in Our Lady Immaculate Church with Rev. Stephen D. Johnson, pastor officiating.
The organist was Thersea Gabis. Burial was in Silver Lake Cemetery. Bearers were Christopher Euvrard, Kevin Killay, Daniel Gebo, Paul Gebo, Steve Gebo and Carlton Racie. Fiske Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Arraigned SPRINGFIELD, Mass.
(AP) A Springfield man has been ordered held without bail in a fatal stabbing. James D. Norris, 36, pleaded innocent at his arraignment Wednesday in Springfield District Court in the murder of Aaron 'Chad' Scott, 32. Police found Scott's body at the foot of the basement stairs at his Springfield home Monday, according to Detective Lt. William Noonan.
He declined to comment on a possible motive. However he said police were led to the body and Norris by a series of initially anonymous 911 calls from two Springfield men. The men told police they went to the home to check on Scott after hearing from a third man that he had given Norris a ride to Scott's home, and Norris had threatened to kill Scott. 8:21 a.m. 911 hang-up call, West River Street.
Spoke with young girl about dialing 911 without good reason. 10:58 a.m. Request to assist sheriff's department at East Main Street location. 1:05 p.m. Person to station to report he had a no trespass order issued on female subject and subject is constantly calling him and requests she be contacted and advised to stop.
Subject notified of the complaint. 2:42 p.m. Fire department requests assistance with traffic at West Main Street residence. Possible arson at this location; advised fire department to request fire marshall. At this time fire is only suspicious.
At 3:29 responded to this location due to investigation for possible criminal charges regarding the fire that was set. Investigation performed by fire marshall and Orange police, and two youths to be summonsed to court on charges of negligent use of fire in town. 5:25 p.m. Person states he lives in front of Wal-Mart and there is a truck that parks in their parking lot every night and causes a disturbance with noise and exhaust. Advised that Wal-Mart must remove permission for the driver to park there before police can take action.
Complainant will speak with Wal-Mart. 7:15 p.m. Person states a subject is staying in town and is wanted by Worcester police and has two outstanding warrants. 7:25 p.m. Report of two youths in parking lot at the library throwing snowballs at the cars a and at the building windows.
Subjects gone on arrival. 8:07 p.m. Tina M. Raulston, 28, 13 High was arrested on a default warrant for failure to pay fines. Today 1:31 a.m.
Found door to selectmen's office unsecured. Checked building and secured door. 4:52 a.m. Motorist reports a one vehicle accident at Brookside Road bridge. Found vehicle had slid off roadway and into guardrails just before the bridge.
Operator cited for speed greater than reasonable. Storm Socks Areas From N.E. To Minnesota By The Associated Press Wednesday A powerful winter storm blew through the nation's midsection from Minnesota to North Carolina, dumping as much as 9 inches of snow, tangling travel and closing schools across 1 the region. The storm moved east today with accumulations of up to 8 inches expected in parts of New England and -Atlantic states. In Delaware, Gov.
Thomas Carper canceled his State of the State address because of the snow. On Wednesday, high winds added to the wintry mix, blowing snow and making driving treacherous. Blizzard conditions that snarled traffic in Iowa were blamed for three deaths there Wednesday. Michigan also reported one fatal accident in the storm. Byron, received 9 inches of snow, while lesser amounts fell in lowa, Wisconsin and Illinois, east into Indiana, Michigan and Ohio and as far south as North Carolina.
Schools were closed across North Carolina today, and businesses delayed opening a few hours SO that roads could be cleared. New York. Maryland and Virginia also reported many school closings, as authorities braced for up to 6 inches of snow forecast by day's end. The National Weather Service predicted up to 8 inches today in New England. main focus is, don't travel unless you have to.
And if you do, make sure you have things like blankets and a small shovel in case you get said Maryland State Police Lt. Joseph Baker. Flights at BaltimoreWashington International Airport were delayed today and some were canceled because of the snow. Travelers also were inconvenienced in the Midwest. In Minnesota, Northwest Airlines on Wednesday canceled close to 200 flights that were scheduled to leave Minneapolis-St.
Paul International Airport, forcing many travelers to kill a few hours waiting for later flights. Just over 8 inches of snow was recorded at the airport. CALENDAR REMINDERS For upcoming events consult the complete calendar listing which appears in the Quabbin Times magazine section in Thursday editions of the Athol Daily News. The Daily News welcomes submissions for the Calendar, for public events in or of general interest to the nine-town, North Quabbin-Mount Grace Region including entertainment, cultural and social activities and events held by non-profit organizations; excluding gaming events and sale notices. SATURDAY a.m.
Pancake breakfast, to benefit the Mahar after prom party committee. Includes all you can eat pancakes, Massachusetts maple juice and coffee, tea, milk or cocoa. Adults under 10 and senior citizens $3. 8-10 a.m. SHARE distribution and registration, at the Bethany Lutheran Church in Orange.
10 a.m. 1:30 p.m. Montague Plains by Snowshoe, Northfield Mountain. Karl Meyer is guide. If no snow, this will be a hike.
Ages 14 and older. Dress in layers and bring lunch and drink. Pre-registration required by calling (413)659-3714 or. (800)859- 2960. 10 a.m.
4 p.m. Old Sturbridge Village, winter hours. Open Saturdays and Sundays through Feb. 20. 2 p.m.
and 8 p.m. Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, Mount Wachusett Community College's Theatre at the Mount. Directed by Jim Miller and featuring vocalist Nancy Knorr. Call 632-2403 for tickets. p.m.
Dinner in a Country Village, Old Sturbridge Village. Each evening is limited to 14 adults ages 18 and older. $60 per person. Call (508)347-3362, ext. 325 for reservations.
7-11 p.m. Moonlight Madness, North Common Meadow, off Main Street, Petersham. Features skating, sledding, cross country skiing and marshmallow toasting, weather permitting. Pot lock snacks requested. Coffee, tea and hot chocolate provided.
8 p.m. Francis Doughty and Judith Ann-Marie, guitarist and share the stage at the Full Moon Coffeehouse, town hall, Wendell. Open mic begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on a sliding scale at the door; kids 6-12 under 6 free, to benefit Wendell Library. 8 p.m.
midnight Square Dance, Bernardston Elementary School, School Road, Bernardston. Caller Bob Livingston. Music by the Falltown String Band with Champ Dickinson on lead guitar. Donation $5. 8:30 p.m.
It's Magic, Old Sturbridge Village Visitor Center Robert Olson portrays Harry Ames, a rowdy magician. $10 per ticket. Call (508)347-3362 ext. 325 for reservations. Coalition Against Public Funding For New Fenway BOSTON (AP) State and local government shouldn't pour hundreds of millions of dollars into a new home for the Red Sox, a new coalition of activists urged Wednesday.
The Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group joined with the Fenway Action Coalition and Save Fenway Park to urge that no taxpayer money be used on a new Fenway Park. MassPIRG is: a consumer and environmental group; the Fenway Action Coalition is a neighborhood group that opposes plans for a new stadium in the Fenway area; and Save Fenway Park is a group that wants the current stadium to be renovated instead. is a bad deal for taxpayers. It's a bad deal for fans. And it's disastrous for the residents of Boston, especially those who live in the Fenway area," said Fenway Action Coalition's Peter Catalano.
The activists argued that the benefits of new stadium projects in other cities have not been as great as they were initially portrayed. And they say the taxpayers end up footing the bill at the expense of priorities such as education and tax cuts. "We've decided to weigh in here to urge the Legislature to exercise some restraint," said Rob Sargent, a MassPIRG spokesman. In May, the Red Sox unveiled plans for a new $545 million seat stadium, but Kathryn St. John, a Red Sox spokeswoman, said the MARK WILLHITE ROOFING SIDING CARPENTRY REPLACEMENT WINDOWS Free Estimates Workmanship Guaranteed CALL (978) 249-7648 or (978) 249-3003 LICENSE 104307 team hasn't disclosed a specific request for public dollars.
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